Bayhead, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Lynn Haven census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32466. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bayhead quadrangle.
Then and now
1944 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1944 USGS Bayhead quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Bayhead quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Bayhead quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Bayhead quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
285 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 285 fires within 5 miles of Bayhead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,286 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 15 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 63 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 36 |
| Natural | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BONE LANE #2 (03) |
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | BONE LANE #1 (03) |
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 03/HALSEY CIRCLE-0941 |
| 29 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | F&W FORESTRY CB ESCAPE |
| 22 September 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SKINNER RD |
| 2 September 2004 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | KENT RD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bayhead: 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay County Board of Co. Comm. - Camp Flowers Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Pitts Sand Co. Lynn Haven Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dmp Investments, Inc. - Cedar Bluff Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Gulf Asphalt - Camp Flowers Rd. Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Pitts Sd. & Gravel - Mowat | Sand | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resota Beach | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Southport | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Bayou George | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Majette | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Vicksburg | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Lynn Haven | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Cairo | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Brannonville | 5.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295117. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.








